SB 109 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

ELECTION OFFENSES: Constitutional amendment to provide for foreign donations in elections. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

SB 109 proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit certain foreign donations in elections. It would prevent funds, goods, or services from foreign governments, foreign entities, or noncitizens from being used to advocate for or against any ballot proposition, candidate, issue, or political party. This prohibition applies whether the advocacy is direct or indirect. If enacted, this amendment would take effect by November 3, 2026.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Last action May 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB109 Original SB109 Engrossed · 2 edits · Apr 29, 2025
MINOR
This bill amends a proposed constitutional amendment to broaden the language prohibiting foreign donations in elections. It expands the scope from only prohibiting funds used to 'promote' ballot measures to also prohibiting funds used to 'advocate for or against' them, and adds 'question' to the list of items covered. Additionally, the election date for voter approval was moved from November 2025 to November 2026.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to cover advocacy against ballot measures and questions, not just promotion, and the timeline for voter approval was extended by one year.
SCOPE

Expanded the prohibition to include using foreign donations to advocate against ballot measures, questions, candidates, issues, or parties, whereas the original only prohibited using them to promote such items.

TIMELINE

Changed the statewide election date for voter approval from November 15, 2025, to November 3, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

325
Passed
Total votes 37
Apr 29, 2025
D Democratic11
6 Yea 5 Nay
54% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 21, 2025
Committee
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (8-3). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 5 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Alan Seabaugh
Alan Seabaugh
RRepublican
LA
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